The Hankook Formula Vee Championship will head to the Zwartkops Raceway in Pretoria for the third round of the 2016 season on Saturday 21 May. If the first two races of the year are anything to go by one can expect yet another action packed event on the cards.
Once again this popular single seater category will join the Extreme Festival Series for a bumper day of motorsport.
The close wheel-to-wheel racing expected from the Hankook Formula Vee
Peter Hills (Rhema 2) currently leads the National Championship standings with Gert van den Berg (Rhema 2) a further ten points behind him. Jaco Schriks (Rhema 2) is not too far behind the leaders and will no doubt be looking to gain a few points on the opposition.
The battle behind the leading trio is just as close with Lushen Ramchander (Rhema 2) a single point ahead of series stalwart Symm Grobler (Rhema). Greg Wilson (Forza) finds himself in sixth position and will most certainly be looking to make up for lost ground.
The third round of the 2016 Inland Championship saw the Trofeo Challenge and Midvaal Historic categories head to the rustic Midvaal Raceway on Saturday 7 May with their biggest entry of the season heading out for qualifying – thirty two entries in total! Many familiar faces from other forms of Historic racing seem to have joined the ranks – testimony to the success that the Inland Championship continues to enjoy with each passing event.
Race 1
The strong field of Trofeo Challenge and Midvaal Historics competitors
Pole man Colin Ellison (Alfa GT Junior) took an immediate lead ahead of Adrian McCaw (Alfa Alfetta GT 1.8) and Brendon Parker (Datsun GX Coupe). Miguel Ribeiro (Alfa GT Junior) slotted into fourth position with Martin Botha (Datsun GX Coupe) and Jacques Mostert (Datsun GX Coupe) hot on his heels.
A determined Parker was up to second position before the end of the first lap. Ribeiro followed his example and grabbed third position a lap later. Botha was enjoying his first appearance in the series and relegated McCaw to fifth position on lap four.
There was a bit of drama on the seventh lap of the race when Reghardt van Zyl (Alfa GTV) ended his race in a plume of smoke down the back straight. The battle for the lead was far from over with Parker making a bold move on the last lap of the race to clinch the victory ahead of Ellison and Ribeiro.
The third round of the 2016 INEX Legends Championship saw this popular series make their way to the rustic Midvaal Raceway in the Vaal Triangle on Saturday 7 May.
The ball draw for grid positions saw Divan Myburgh (P) on pole position with series rookie Johan Jooste (M) alongside him. Young Lonika Maartens (SP) would line up in third position with Keagan Wessels (P) joining her on the second row. Shjaell Nel (SP) and Johan van de Venter (M) would round out the top six positions.
Race 1
The first race of the day saw the eager field of competitors charge through the first few corners. Myburgh led the field onto the long back straight with Maartens, Wessels and the rest of the field in tow. The back straight became slip stream city as the faster drivers clawed their way through the pack. Seef Fourie (P) slotted into fourth position with Justin Robertson (M) and series newcomer Richard Upton (SP) hot on his heels.
